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RUBY TUESDAY 7179

RUBY TUESDAY 7179 located in FORT MYERS has undergone 9 health department inspections, achieving a 3.3/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Northwest 1st Place
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442
Broward County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 9 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13508058

  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tiles missing in dining room. Repeat Violation
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated dust in dining room and back kitchen exit air vent. Educated operator on cleaning vents. Repeat Violation
  • 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Repeat Violation
  • 10-05-5:High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Operator changed water. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/22/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10883256

  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tiles missing in dining room.
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated dust in dining room.
  • 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sink at cook line entrance.
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Operator placed employee beverages on bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Operator inverted containers. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Operator discarded cloth. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Educated employee. Employee wash hands and put on new gloves. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Potato salad 53F cold hold more than 4 hours. Stop Sale. Operator discarded potato salad. Observed rice 53 cold hold, chopped ham 57F cold hold less than 4 hours. Operator will use time as a public health control for salad buffet. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Interior roof of microwave oven across from fryers.

Inspection Date: 3/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10808286

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 3/27/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10806941

  • 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Operator removed employee beverages. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed knife. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Restrooms. Warning
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quaternary ammonium concentration at 100 ppm. Operator refilled buckets with proper sanitizer. Rechecked concentration at 300 ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut lettuce 61F cold hold, chopped ham 48F cold hold less than 4 hours at salad buffet. Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink in beverage/wait station used as a dump sink. Warning

Inspection Date: 9/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8888368

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense mushrooms. Operator removed cup. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup at buffet salad bar.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris. Oven conveyor belt at cook line.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Unused reach in cooler next to fryers.
  • 21-11-4:Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Sanitizer bucket near office. Operator changed sanitizer. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink at side wait station. Educated operator on having hand soap at hand wash soap. Operator placed soap at hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 7/11/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8776917

  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cook line near fryers.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed packaged raw frozen beef steaks thawing at room temperature. Operator placed packages in container and raw running water. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink at side wait station. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 11/16/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8375402

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quaternary ammonium concentration at 100 ppm. Operator redid sanitizer. Rechecked concentration at 300ppm. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/4/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8457957

  • 22-41-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed chlorine concentration at 0 ppm. Operator called technician. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-04: Observed chlorine concentration at 0 ppm. Operator primed sanitizer and called technician. Admin Complaint **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 7/28/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8454909

  • 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Operator removed fish from packaging before leaving inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in ice cream reach-in freezer. Warning
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed knife. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed chlorine concentration at 0 ppm. Operator called technician. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning